Dead at age 91

1,175 Notable deaths

Jorge Edwards

Chilean writer and diplomat.

Born June 29th, 1931 in Santiago. [ref]

Died March 17th, 2023 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Georg Leber

German politician (spd) (1920-2012).

Born October 7th, 1920 in Obertiefenbach.

Died August 21st, 2012 at 91 years old in Schönau am Königsee.

Jürgen Trumpf

German diplomat (1931–2023).

Born July 8th, 1931 in Düsseldorf.

Died May 13th, 2023 at 91 years old in Bonn. [ref]

Pierre Sancan

French musician (1916–2008).

Born October 24th, 1916 in Mazamet. [ref]

Died October 19th, 2008 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease).

Ilkka Kuusisto

Finnish composer (1933–2025).

Born April 26th, 1933 in Helsinki.

Died February 20th, 2025 at 91 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Mustafa Dağıstanlı

Olympic wrestler.

Born April 11th, 1931 in Samsun.

Died September 18th, 2022 at 91 years old in Ankara. [ref]

Blaoui Houari

Algerian singer (1926–2017).

Born January 23rd, 1926 in Oran.

Died July 19th, 2017 at 91 years old in Oran (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Pedro Rubiano Sáenz

Catholic cardinal.

Born September 13th, 1932 in Cartago Municipality.

Died April 15th, 2024 at 91 years old in Bogotá.

Ralph Hodgson

British writer (1871-1962).

Born September 9th, 1871 in Darlington.

Died November 3rd, 1962 at 91 years old in Minerva.

Max Jakob Friedländer

German curator and art historian (1867-1958).

Born June 5th, 1867 in Berlin. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1958 at 91 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde